A Fantastic Woman

Directed by: Sebastián Lelio

CLICK HERE for an Exclusive Music Box Interview with Director Sebastián Lelio
**2018 Academy Award Nominee - Best Foreign Language Film**
Marina and Orlando are in love and planning for the future. Marina is a young waitress... READ MORE

Phantom Thread

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

***Screening in 70mm 2/20/18-3/1/18***
**Nominated for 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor**
Set in the glamour of 1950's post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day... READ MORE

Dunkirk

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

**LIMITED RETURN ENGAGEMENT FEBRUARY 23RD-25TH | PRESENTED IN 70MM**
**Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director**
From filmmaker Christopher Nolan (INTERSTELLAR, INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT... READ MORE

La Belle et la Bete

Directed by: Jean Cocteau

Picked by Ernie, Manager
Jean Cocteau’s adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast.
Ernie says: This French adaptation blends fantasy and... READ MORE

Goose Island Presents Grit & Grain

6:30pm (event starts in Music Box Lounge), 7pm showtime
Join the Music Box Theatre & Goose Island Brewery for a very special presentation of Grit & Grain: The Story of Bourbon County Stout. This fascinating... READ MORE

2018 Oscar Documentary Shorts: Program B

Heroin(e) – Once a bustling industrial town, Huntington, West Virginia has become the epicenter of America’s modern opioid epidemic, with an overdose rate 10 times the national average. This flood of heroin now threatens... READ MORE

Chicago’s Venue for Independent, Foreign, Cult and Classic Films

Turn onto Southport Avenue and it’s hard to resist the neon beacon that lures cinephiles from across Chicagoland with eight flickering letters—Music Box. It’s a promise of more than just entertainment, but a total experience... READ MORE

Heroin(e) – Once a bustling industrial town, Huntington, West Virginia has become the epicenter of America’s modern opioid epidemic, with an overdose rate 10 times the national average. This floo... READ MORE

Picked by Ernie, ManagerJean Cocteau’s adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast. Ernie says: This French adaptation bl... READ MORE

On November 29, 2002, one year after the passing of George Harrison, Olivia Harrison and Eric Clapton organized a performance tribute in his honor. Held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the momentous ev... READ MORE

CLICK HERE for an Exclusive Music Box Interview with Director Sebastián Lelio**2018 Academy Award Nominee - Best Foreign Language Film**Marina and Orlando are in love and planning for the future.... READ MORE

Grit & Grain: The Story of Bourbon County Stout. This fascinating documentary takes viewers on the journey of the much sought after Bourbon County Stout, providing an in-depth look at the cre... READ MORE

This eerie Irish offering is another example of how to combine classy scares and intermittent nastiness into a solid thriller. Director Brian O’Malley (LET US PREY) brings us the tale of two young twi... READ MORE

***Screening in 70mm 2/20/18-3/1/18*****Nominated for 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor**Set in the glamour of 1950's post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynold... READ MORE

This “electrifying American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies” stars (and was directed, written and produced by) the mysterious Tommy Wiseau, and has been a cult favorite in LA since... READ MORE

Visit Our Lounge & Garden

The Music Box Lounge & Garden, opened in February of 2015, serves Theatre patrons and guests alike with delicious specialty cocktails, a wide selection...SEE THE SPACE

Ask About Group Sales & Facility Rentals

The Music Box Theatre hosts over 200 special events every year, including movie screenings, film premieres, corporate events, fundraisers, birthday parties...LEARN MORE

Become a Member

Members of the Music Box Theatre will receive advanced notice of special screenings, discounted prices on tickets and concessions as well as...SEE MEMBER BENEFITS

Get Directions & Parking Info

Parking near the Music Box is limited. Please allow extra time when arriving by car, and consider using public transportation. Southport is...GET DIRECTIONS

Download Film Calendar

Music Box Theatre's Feb/Mar 2018 printed film calendar is now available. Stop by and pick one up at the theatre or download it now in PDF format. DOWNLOAD NOW

Chicago’s venue for independent, foreign, cult and classic films.

Turn onto Southport Avenue and it’s hard to resist the neon beacon that lures cinephiles from across Chicagoland with eight flickering letters—Music Box. It’s a promise of more than just entertainment, but a total experience. A community of strangers coming together over the anticipation of that familiar red velvet curtain rising toward the twinkling, star-covered ceiling. A symbol of Chicago’s go-to venue for independent, foreign, cult, and classic films.

Walk by the ticket window and step back in time to when the ‘20s were still roaring and the theatre first opened—just two months before The Great Depression—on August 22, 1929. It was a time before fluorescent lighting, megaplexes, and artificial butter. And although our ticket prices have gone up slightly over the past 90 or so years, we still use real butter on our popcorn.

Each of our theatre’s 800 seats has a story to tell. Stories more colorful than the decades of films projected here. Of first dates that took place under the starry sky. Family traditions revolving around the annual White Christmas singalong. Or the ghost some say haunts the theatre to this day. Join us, and make a few memories of your own. It’s certain to be an experience as unforgettable as the film itself.

The Music Box Theatre is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation. SMBC, through its Music Box Films division, also distributes foreign and independent films in the theatrical, DVD and television markets throughout the United States.